Ben McCollum secured his seventh MIAA Coach of the Year Award after leading the Bearcats to their eighth consecutive MIAA regular season title. Northwest produced an MIAA single-season record 21 league wins with a scoring margin of +15.2. McCollum has guided the Bearcats to 10 consecutive 20-win seasons, including a mark of 90-2 over the past three years. The Storm Lake, Iowa, native possesses a career record of 293-77 (.792 winning percentage).

Northwest’s MIAA Coach of the Year Award Winners
1989 – Steve Tappmeyer
1998 – Steve Tappmeyer
2001 – Steve Tappmeyer
2007 – Steve Tappmeyer
2012 – Ben McCollum
2015 – Ben McCollum (co-title)
2016 – Ben McCollum
2017 – Ben McCollum
2018 – Ben McCollum
2019 – Ben McCollum
2020 – Ben McCollum
2021 – Ben McCollum

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